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04 January, 2002
Okay so I was wrong about the Commander Keen thing. Good thing you didn't
believe me anyway.
Now to the real reason for this .plan update. With the news that N'Sync
members will be making cameos in Star Wars Episode 2 (as reported at
http://www.vh1.com/thewire/content/news/1451630.jhtml), I have no choice but
to assume that George Lucas intends the entire prequel to be a social
experiment.
I theorize that George Lucas is attempting to make the worst movies possible
within his ethical limits. He is giving the movies as many bad titles, bad
actors, and bad cameos as possible without attracting too much notice. This
was evidenced by the inclusion of Jar Jar Binks in Episode 1 and the
inclusion of Jar Jar's close relatives, N'Sync, in Episode 2.
George is trying to see how far popularity alone will take a series of movies.
By including as little intrinsic values as possible in these new films, he is
ensuring that the only fans of the prequels will be fans left over from the
original Star Wars series.
So here is my advice to the general public: just as George Lucas is laughing
to the bank, laugh to the theater and back. These new Star Wars films were
never meant to be taken seriously. When you watch them, remember that
every scene is a half-hearted attempt to convince the public that these are
actual movies. When you watch them this way, they probably will even make
more sense. However, some may not like to pay $6.50 to be part of a
clandestine social experiment. It is a choice I leave to you.
29 December, 2001
First of all, I hope you all had a great Christmas. I got RtCW, among other
things, so hopefully that will keep me busy after I get back to school. When
I'm not studying, of course. Right.
I acquired a CD of some Myth 2 mods today. As of today I own 3 copies of Myth
2, and I hope to bring my Myth 2 install up to around 2.5G soon.
I predict a Commander Keen source release on January 1st, and a working Linux
port by the 17th.
13 December, 2001
I decided last night that recreational reading is a habit I'd like to
redevelop. I'm starting off with Stephen R. Lawhead's "Pendragon Cycle." The
second and third books in this series are two of the best books I have ever
read. The rest of the series is not as good, but still worthwhile. After
those, James Gleick's "Genius" is next. I'm amazed at anyone who can write
a biography and not make it boring.
3 December, 2001
I bought Raptor: Call of the Shadows yesterday. (http://www.mking.com) It's
great to see old games getting ported to Linux. I encourage you all to part
with your hard earned $13 and buy this game, if only to support Linux. And
don't complain about it being more expensive than the Windows version. 3D
Realms sells this game for $15.
While you're buying Linux games for Christmas, buy Kohan. It's one of the
best Real Time Strategy games to come out in the last couple years. Also,
we need more people to play with online.
Hexen 2 release sometime within the next two days, keep your eyes open.
23 November, 2001
I have obtained a tiger. Happy Thanksgiving.
13 November, 2001
Hi my loyal fans, I decided to make this an actual .plan file, so no more humor
for you. I can hear the cries of sadness now, but realize that there are
funnier things on the Internet. Like Simpsons mpegs. Go find some.
Anyway, I'm working on Hexen II again. It is looking nice. Hexen II actually
plays apart from the mission pack now, though I very much doubt it will work
over the net with a Windows Hexen II client. However, that is what HexenWorld
is for, no? Until I get real Hexen II source, you can all just deal with it.
HexenWorld port is on my list of things to do.

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